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Research has been at the core of ESET and its technology since the company's inception. The journey began in 1987, when ESET co-founders Miroslav Trnka and Peter Paško uncovered one of the world's first computer viruses, which they named "Vienna" and wrote a program to detect it. Many other discoveries quickly followed.

More than 30 years later, ESET remains at the forefront of cybersecurity research, operating 13 R&D centers across the world that analyze, monitor and anticipate new threats. In recent years alone, ESET researchers have made a number of significant discoveries that shed light on various malicious campaigns orchestrated by the world’s most advanced threat actors. They have also identified multiple high-impact vulnerabilities in third-party products and services.

Over the years, ESET’s experts have assisted law enforcement with disruptions of several notorious cybercrime operations. They also frequently present at leading industry conferences and are among the most referenced contributors to the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques.

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ESET Research

Who is calling? CDRThief targets Linux VoIP softswitches

Who is calling? CDRThief targets Linux VoIP softswitches

ESET Research

Who is calling? CDRThief targets Linux VoIP softswitches

ESET researchers have discovered and analyzed malware that targets Voice over IP (VoIP) softswitches

Anton Cherepanov10 Sep 2020


ESET Research

KryptoCibule: The multitasking multicurrency cryptostealer

KryptoCibule: The multitasking multicurrency cryptostealer

ESET Research

KryptoCibule: The multitasking multicurrency cryptostealer

ESET researchers analyze a previously undocumented trojan that is spread via malicious torrents and uses multiple tricks to squeeze cryptocoins from its victims while staying under the radar

Matthieu Faou and Alexandre Côté Cyr02 Sep 2020


ESET Research

Grandoreiro banking trojan impersonates Spain’s tax agency

Grandoreiro banking trojan impersonates Spain’s tax agency

ESET Research

Grandoreiro banking trojan impersonates Spain’s tax agency

Beware the tax bogeyman – there are tax scams aplenty

ESET Research and Josep Albors21 Aug 2020


ESET Research

Mekotio: These aren’t the security updates you’re looking for…

Mekotio: These aren’t the security updates you’re looking for…

ESET Research

Mekotio: These aren’t the security updates you’re looking for…

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research13 Aug 2020


ESET Research

Stadeo: Deobfuscating Stantinko and more

Stadeo: Deobfuscating Stantinko and more

ESET Research

Stadeo: Deobfuscating Stantinko and more

We introduce Stadeo – a set of scripts that can help fellow threat researchers and reverse engineers to deobfuscate the code of Stantinko and other malware

Vladislav Hrčka07 Aug 2020


ESET Research

Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping

Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping

ESET Research

Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping

At Black Hat USA 2020, ESET researchers delved into details about the KrØØk vulnerability in Wi-Fi chips and revealed that similar bugs affect more chip brands than previously thought

Miloš Čermák and Robert Lipovsky06 Aug 2020


ESET Research

Thunderspy attacks: What they are, who’s at greatest risk and how to stay safe

Thunderspy attacks: What they are, who’s at greatest risk and how to stay safe

ESET Research

Thunderspy attacks: What they are, who’s at greatest risk and how to stay safe

All you need to know about preventing adversaries from exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the Thunderbolt interface

Aryeh Goretsky30 Jul 2020


Threat Reports

ESET Threat Report Q2 2020

ESET Threat Report Q2 2020

Threat Reports

ESET Threat Report Q2 2020

A view of the Q2 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Roman Kováč29 Jul 2020


ESET Research

Mac cryptocurrency trading application rebranded, bundled with malware

Mac cryptocurrency trading application rebranded, bundled with malware

ESET Research

Mac cryptocurrency trading application rebranded, bundled with malware

ESET researchers lure GMERA malware operators to remotely control their Mac honeypots

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé16 Jul 2020